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Biopolymers‐ n°2

Title plastiquesBilan^ environnemental de différentes^ de origines^ filières^ de^ traitement^ de^

Year 2006
Author Bio Intelligence Service

Case

Material composition

Sub‐scenario Incinerationenergy recovery^ with^ Landfill Composting Recycling

Virgin material

Material marginal: which? ////

Electricity marginal: which? ////

Steam marginal: which? ////

Co‐products dealt with? ////

Recovered material

Material marginal: which? ///Mater‐Bi

Electricity marginal: which? ///No inf.

Steam marginal: which? ///No inf.

Co‐products dealt with? ///No inf.

Material recovery included? / / / Yes

Type of recycling / / / mechanical recycling

In which ratio does recycled material substitute

virgin material? ///1

General

Technology humidcogeneration 32% efficiency^ 1/2^ captationthe biogas^ of^ 50%^ of^ grinding,extrusion^ granulation,^

Infrastructures taken into account? Yes Yes Yes No

Transport included? notwaste^ the^ transport collection^ for^ notwaste^ the^ transportcollection^ for^ notwaste^ the^ transport collection^ for^ notwaste^ the^ transport collection^ for^

Energy production Yes Yes No No

Produced energy substitutes electricity? average France 2000 average France  2000 / /

Produced energy substitutes steam? 37,5% gas, 30,2% coal, No / /

Avoided processes ‐ credits productionaluminium^ of andsteel, / inorganicproduction fertilizers^ of^ manufacturingMater‐Bi^ of^

Material substitutes No No No basedprocess^ on^ the for^ recycling PE^

Carbon sequestration issue taken into account? / 44  kg C/t 152  kg C/t /

Waste characteristics

Heating value 22  MJ/kg / / /

Degradation rate (over  100  years) / 80% 30% /

Incineration

Alternative use of incineration capacity included? No inf. / / /

Composting

Compost spreading for composting taken into

account? //Yes/

Compost leaching after spreading taken into

account? //No/

Reference to EN 13432:2000 (Requirements for

Packaging Recoverable Through Composting and

Biodegradation)?

/No/ /

Landfill

Methane emissions included? / Yes / /

2  [MB] (MB = Mater‐Bi)

Mater‐Bi

Material

production

Material

recovery

Material

disposal